In this first of a series, David Talbot, vampire survivor of " Memnoch the Devil", calls forth Pandora, last seen in " Queen of the Damned", to tell her own extraordinary tale. Once a mortal girl in ancient Rome, she was given immortality by Marius, her lover & the dark genius of the Lestat novels. ...

It is 1914. In the heart of the Belgian Congo, Garvey, a bedraggled British manservant, emerges from the jungle. He is the lone survivor of a mining expedition. With him, he carries two huge diamonds. From his prison cell in London, Garvey recounts his ho ...

Two weeks earlier, Kate Quinlan was just your average British expat with a Ph D, working in Silicon Valley. But when a disconcertingly attractive behavioural geneticist & a hotshot cryptologist stroll into her life, she begins looking for answers in the backwaters of the human genome
- the 97 per cent written off as 'junk DNA'.
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Read by Adam Sims. Things are going well for young film-maker Evan Casher
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Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of twelve thousand people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer,

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Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) & her young daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) play a deadly game of cat-&-mouse with three intr ...

Open the box & forget the whole world!  Piece together your favourite Marvel superheroes with this 1000 piece panoramic puzzle. Promising relaxing entertainment for many hours, this puzzle is perfect memory & concentration training for all ages.  Product Information: • Panorama Marvel Universe • Jigsaw Puzzle • Brand: Trefl • Pieces: 1000 • Measures: 97 x 34 cm   ...

The Pantanal of Brazil, Bolivia & Paraguay is South Americas Serengeti: its wetlands are the largest on earth (theyre half the size of France) &, in the dry season, crocodiles & storks jostle to gobble the last of the dying fish. Here, the continents largest cat, the jaguar, lives alongside giant otters, anacondas & the worlds largest parrot.

A comprehensive introduction to the best place to watch wildlife in South America, & beautifully illustrated throughout, Bradts Pantanal Wildlife is the only portable book to cover all the main wildlife groups while focussing exclusively on the Pantanal. Bradts fully illustrated wildlife guides focus on regions of the world particularly celebrated for their amazing & often unique species. With spectacular photography or exclusive watercolour drawings throughout, each visitors guide provides an introduction to the regions principal flora & fauna alongside suggested wildlife itineraries, practical information on when to go & what to take & photography tips.

Written in a deliberately engaging way, they offer something different from dry field guides, & will appeal to the interested layman as much as the wildlife devotee. Ideal as a lightweight companion to any wildlife trip they also make a handsome souvenir.



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Details: James Zennor, a brilliant young don, is rowing alone on a bright July morning
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In most people's opinion, the German Panther tank was the most elegant tank design of World War II. It embodied a balance of firepower, armor protection, & mobility unmatched by any other tank of the period. Yet, it was not the war-winner it might have been. Author Mike Green examines the disparity between the potential of the Panther design & the actuality of the fielded Panther tank in this new book. Though many viewed the Panther as an engineering masterpiece & a technological breakthrough, it failed to meet expectations on the battlefield, & thus proved a major setback to Hitler's dreams of world domination. Green explores the evolution, & devolution, of the Panther, providing keen insight & new reasons for its ultimate failure. ...